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KNUT HAMSUN

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 "for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil". He insisted that the intricacies of the human mind ought to be the main object of modern literature, to describe the "whisper of the blood, and the pleading of the bone marrow". Hamsun pursued his literary program, debuting in 1890 with the psychological novel Hunger.

Knut Hamsun, one of the greatest writers of Norwegian and world literature, who had won the Nobel Prize in 1920, tried to prepare the country's occupation base by advocating Nazi before the country was occupied in the second world war. And finally Norway is occupied. Painful days happen. When the war is over and the occupation is over, the Norwegians are extremely wary of the greatest writers. It is tried by the state and punished. But the Norwegians insult, neither shout nor vengeance.

What do they do?

One morning, a young Norwegian leaves his book of Hamsun in front of the writer's house and goes away quietly. After a while, one more book leaves the same place. Then one more, one more, one more ... The Ossolans stack up the Hamsun books in front of the author's door. It is neither a battle nor a bad word. The disorganized Norwegians leave books silently. It is in the garden of Hamsun that a mountain is formed from its own books. This graceful response gives the most painful lesson of his ninety-odd-year-old author's life. Regret, unhappy, and embarrassed in the eyes of your ill eyes ...

Hunger
by Knut Hamsun

One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, Knut Hamsun made literary history with the publication in 1890 of this powerful, autobiographical novel recounting the abject poverty, hunger and despair of a young writer struggling to achieve self-discovery and its ultimate artistic expression.

Growth of the Soil
by Knut Hamsun

A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian homesteaders at the turn of the 20th century. It created an international sensation upon publication and led to the author's 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature. Rich in symbolism, it continues to resonate with modern readers.